Parallel Circuit

The bulbs in this circuit have the same resistance. The reading on A2 is:

• 4A

• 8A

• 2A

• No reading

This circuit shows:

• Conventional flow

• Electron flow

• Electricity

• This diagram is incorrect

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-5

NGSS.HS-PS3-5

This diagram shows:

• Conventional flow

• Electron flow

• Electricity

• This diagram is incorrect

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-5

NGSS.HS-PS3-5

What kind of circuit is this?

• Series

• Consecutive

• Parallel

• Training

What will happen if one light bulb is removed from this circuit?

• The other bulbs will go out.

• The other bulbs will stay on

• The other bulbs will get dimmer.

• The battery will become stronger.

What is a benefit of using a parallel circuit?  

• It gets confusing.

• There are no problems.

• If one light goes out, it does not affect the others. 

• If one light goes out, they all go out. 

Pick the correct sentence.

• This circuit will work because it is a closed circuit.

• Energy will freely flow in this circuit.

• This circuit will not work because there is no energy source.

• This circuit will not work because there is no switch.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

IN the circuit alongside , bulb M is removed. Bulb L will______ _______

• stop glowing

• continue to glow

Using brightness of the bulbs as an indicator of current, describe the effect of adding more bulbs (resistors) in parallel. (select all that apply)

• More bulbs added in parallel means each bulb will now receive less current

• More bulbs added in parallel means each bulb will receive the same current as if it were the only bulb in the circuit

• Adding more bulbs in parallel will increase the TOTAL current of the circuit.

In parallel circuits, current has only pathway to take.

• True, only one pathway that current can take.

• False, more that one pathway that current can take.